December brought more passengers to airport than ever before

SRQ also reported well over 3.1M passengers visited throughout the year.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 1:02 p.m. January 19, 2022
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File. Rick Piccolo, president and CEO of SRQ, says it's exciting to see this level of passengers.
File. Rick Piccolo, president and CEO of SRQ, says it's exciting to see this level of passengers.
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SARASOTA — Newsflash: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport had yet another record breaking month in passenger traffic last month. But this time was significantly different. 

This time, the record was broken for the highest passenger month in the airport’s history rather than year-over-year. In December, the airport saw 347,268 passengers pass through, which is an increase of 191.5% compared to the previous year. 

 

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